QUILT INDEX RECORD

28-30-125

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Florida Quilt Project; Sunshine State Quilters Association

Who documented this quilt?

Florida Quilt Project

Florida Quilt Project Number:

SSQA WP-78

Person filling out this form is:

Quiltmaker

When was the form filled out?

03-11-2011

How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?

Made entire quilt

If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?

Made the quilt

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Migration

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

mariner compass

Shape of edge:

Embellished or trimmed

Describe the quilt's layout:

Nontraditional or art

Subject of the quilt:

Migration of sandhill cranes

Number of quilt blocks:

31

Size of quilt blocks:

4 1/2" x 4 3/4" - 9 3/4" x 9 1/2" - 16 3/8" x 15 7/8" - 9 1/2" x 9 1/4"

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

2

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Sashing width:

2 1/4'; 1 1/2"; 1 3/8"; 1 5/8"

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

Pieced strip

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Broadcloth

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Batiks (for contemporary quilts); Checked; Floral; Geometric; Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing; Machine Piecing; Strip/string Piecing

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Other embellishment technique

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

couching thread

Can you feel or see paper on the quilt that was used as a construction aid?

no

Embellishments used:

Cotton thread

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Beige or Tan

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

1

Describe the back:

Print

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

How is the binding made?

Front turned to back

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

less than a half inch

How wide is the binding (measure on the top only)?

1/4"

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How thick is the quilt?

Medium (3/16?)

How are the layers held together?

Machine quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

cotton

Color of thread used in the quilting:

brown

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

12

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

10

Width between quilting lines:

1/4" to 2 3/8"

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

In-the-ditch; Outline; Patches outlined/in the ditch

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Other

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

by hand and by machine

Quilt top made by:

Giurtino, Patricia

Quilted by:

Giurtino, Patricia

Where the quilt was made, city:

Spring Hill

Where the quilt was made, county:

Pasco

Where the quilt was made, state:

Florida (FL)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Made by owner

Why was the quilt made?

Art or personal expression

The quilt was made to be used for:

Artwork/wall hanging

Quilt is presently used as:

Artwork/wall hanging

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Commercial/Published source: Magazine; Provided in a class

Where did the quiltmaker find the pattern for the quilting design on the quilt?

Original to maker

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

West Pasco Quilt Guild Show 2008 Hernando Quilters guild Show

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Patricia Giurtino

Quilt owner's city:

Spring Hill

Quilt owner's county:

pasco

Quilt owner's state:

Florida (FL)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Reeves

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

04-10-1946

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Brooklyn

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

New York

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

11-05-1967

Quiltmaker's occupation:

retired exec asst

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Urban

Quiltmaker's county:

Pasco

Quiltmaker's city:

Spring Hill

Quiltmaker's state:

Florida (FL)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Walter J. Reevers

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

Detroit, Michigan

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

Polish

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Florence Riley

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

Brooklyn, NY

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

Irish

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):

Joe Giurtino

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' ethnic/tribal background:

Italian

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:

mechanical engineer retired

Number of children:

2

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

1

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Class

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 30-39

Why does the quiltmaker quilt?

Gifts; Pleasure

Does/did the quiltmaker belong to a group? Name of the group?

West Pasco Quilter's Guild

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

more than 50

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

yes